2011 Toyota Tacoma Driver assistance Problems

I STARTED MY TACOMA IN PARK, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE, THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE VERY FAST, SPINNING THE TIRES, IT WAS ON ASPHALT WITH SOME SAND. I PRESSED DOWN HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT IN PLACE AND SHIFTED BACK TO PARK, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE RPMS WENT BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I RETURNED TO REVERSE EVERYTHING WAS BEHAVING NORMALLY. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN IN MY HEATED GARAGE FOR A WEEK, I DROVE IT 3-4 MILES IN DRY SUNNY COLD WEATHER(32), SHUT IF OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. IN THE FIVE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENED. THE LAST TIME WAS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHILE IN DIVE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. BOTH CASES WERE QUITE ALARMING BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PRIOR INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA AND NHTSA.

NHTSA ID

10958781

Incident

Mar 5, 2017

Mileage

33,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING SPACE AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET BEFORE CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V014000 (AIR BAGS, SEATS). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

10881533

Incident

Jun 28, 2016

Mileage

63,000 mi

I AM WRITING ABOUT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY 2011 4X4 TACOMA. ON JANUARY 6TH, I WAS RETURNING FROM AN APPOINTMENT. I LEFT THE PARKING LOT GOING ABOUT 10-20MPH, I DROVE 1/10TH OF A MILE DOWN THE ACCESS ROAD WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE AT THE INTERSECTION. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED THE BRAKE THE ENGINE DRAMATICALLY INCREASED ITS SPEED AND THE TRUCK STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL HIGHLY REV'D AND I COULD FEEL THE TRUCK TRYING TO ACCELERATE. AS SOON AS I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE REVS WENT BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED AND THE TRUCK STOPPED TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD. OTHER DETAILS ARE THAT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS BETWEEN 10-20F, ROADS WERE CLEAR AND DRY AND THE TRUCK WAS IN 2WD. AFTER I CHECKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WAS FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY OBSTRUCTION THAT COULD HAVE MADE IT STICK. THE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCT 2011 AND CURRENTLY HAD ABOUT 24K MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE APPOINTMENT, SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE RETURN TRIP HOME. IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEING AWARE OF THE PRIOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN THE NEWS WITH TOYOTAS THIS SEEMS TO BE A CASE WHERE IT HAS OCCURRED ON A 2011 MODEL. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I SUBMITTED THIS SAME INFORMATION TO TOYOTA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691015

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

Mileage

23,750 mi

TL* 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A FIELD AND OVER A DRAIN DITCH, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000...UPDATED 08/11/14 *BF UPDATED 10/28/14 *BF

NHTSA ID

10616933

Incident

Jul 5, 2014

Mileage

20,000 mi

WHILE PULLING MY TRUCK INTO THE GARAGE, I APPLIED THE BRAKE. I WAS SLOWING DOWN AND HEARD THE ACCELERATION TRACTION CONTROL TURN ON AND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT ONE TO TWO FEET. THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK HIT AGAINST SOME ITEMS IN MY GARAGE AND BROKE MY HEADLIGHT HOUSING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SCRATCHED MY BUMPER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10563812

Incident

Feb 10, 2014

Mileage

31,200 mi

HAVE NOTICED THIS ISSUE EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW, BUT IT WAS MOST OBVIOUS ON THE FIRST LONG MOUNTAINOUS ROAD TRIP THIS WEEK: WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED WHEN BEGINNING UP STEEP INCLINES, THE CRUISE CONTROL GUNS THE ENGINE, PUSHING THE VEHICLE TO SPEEDS NEARLY 5MPH OVER THE CRUISE CONTROL SET SPEED. WAS TRAVELING INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, SO BY "STEEP" I MEAN NOTHING MORE THAN INTERSTATE STANDARDS. IT IS AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN SPEED AND DANGEROUS TO THE POINT THAT I EVENTUALLY STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL GOING UP INCLINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10546059

Incident

Sep 23, 2013

Mileage

29,000 mi

LETTER FROM SENATOR MARTIN HEINRICH RE CONSTITUENT REGARDING SAFETY OF HIS 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA (REPLY TO NEW MEXICO OFFICE). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, AND AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH THE VEHICLE WOULD PROCEED WITH FULL SPEED. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED.

NHTSA ID

10508035

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, SLIGHT CURVE, A BEEP IN DASH, SHAKING IN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, AS IT PULLED INTO ONCOMING LANE TO THE LEFT, I HIT BRAKES "CLUNK" IT TOOK BOTH HANDS TO PULL BACK INTO MY LANE. POWER WAS LOWERED, FELT LIKE POWER STEERING WENT OR LOST A WHEEL. AFTER OUT OF CURVE EVERYTHING FINE. WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE HEAD ON IF A CAR HAD BEEN IN THE OTHER LANE. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED IT WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AND OFF ABOUT 10 OR 12 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 41000 AND STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10494663

Incident

Jan 24, 2013

Mileage

39,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN ACCELERATION AND ENGINE RPMS. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ONCE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

NHTSA ID

10456310

Incident

Apr 24, 2012

Mileage

6,000 mi

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. TIME WAS 6:55 AM. I WAS ON WORK PROPERTY HAVING JUST TURNED LEFT FROM A LIGHT. I WAS 5 TH CAR IN LINE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. ALL CARS WERE STOPPED. MY FOOT WAS LIGHTLY PRESSING BREAK. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, MY TRUCK WAS RAMMING THE SUV IN FRONT OF ME. NO WAY MY FOOT COULD HAVE TOUCHED GAS PEDAL...IT WAS A TRAFFIC JAM. IT'S LIKE THIS EVERY MORNING. I CONTACTED TOYOTA RIGHT AWAY. THEY DENIED IT, BUT SENT OUT AN ENG TO GET BLACK BOX DATA. I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450020

Incident

Nov 2, 2011

Mileage

6,900 mi

ON 10/1/2011 WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, SLIGHT CURVE, PU BEEP IN DASH AS IT WENT INTO ONCOMING LANE TO LEFT QUICK, I HIT BRAKES "CLUNK" TOOK BOTH HANDS TO PULL TO RIGHT AND OFF THE ROAD. FELT LIKE POWER STEERING WENT OR LOST A WHEEL. WOULD OF HIT SOMEONE HEAD ON IF WAS MEETING A CAR OR TRUCK. NO CELL SERVICE, SO DECIDED TO SLOWLY TURN AROUND, AND TRY TO GET HOME==1 MI. OR LESS. PARKED. CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TOWED, BUT IF THEY FIND NOTHING I HAVE TO PAY. I DROVE UP TUES., THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. PROBABLY LEVELING--BECAUSE I PUT A 3" LIFT ON IT. I NOW AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEW PU. 2,600 MI. THEY SAID THEY PUT ON MACHINE, BUT NO PRINT OUT AS IT SHOWED NOTHING WRONG????? *TR

NHTSA ID

10429247

Incident

Oct 1, 2011

Mileage

2,600 mi